Day 2
Sunday

GLASS

Join your peers in the glassing room and watch every step of the glassing process, as Paul walks you through his unique and proven lamination method.

While we completely understand the excitement and eagerness to try the actual lamination yourself, that portion of the course will be a fully ‘watch and learn’ experience, due to the high-risk stakes of the glassing process. You will be able to have a go at a practice lamination (not on your board), and have a hands-on approach with other steps, like color mixing the custom color for your board.

What will be covered:

• How to dress the shape with fiberglass cloth

• Mixing resin tints with primary colors

• Accurately measuring resin and catalyst

• Tools required for lamination

• How to do a tight, bubble-free polyester resin lamination

• How to perfectly cut a lap

• Grinding the lap and prep for second lamination

• How to laminate a logo/pressed dandelion :)

• Paste and hot coats

• Symmetrical finbox installation

• How to securely cap the box

• How to ensure a smooth gloss coat

What to bring:

• 3m face mask with 6001 vapor filters

• Close-toed shoes

• Pants

• Long sleeved shirt

• Safety glasses

• Notebook / Pen

How this segment of the course will be run:

• Before you leave the shop on Day 1, each student will give Paul their final color/design choice for their board.

• Just as with the shaping segment, your Glass day will be a staggered progression; each board will be prepped by Paul before you arrive. This will ensure you have the chance to see all the critical steps of glassing a board, and get to ask any questions that might come to mind.

• By the end of Day 2, you will have seen every step that I take in the lamination room.

• NOTE: Although our studio is set up with a high-end exhaust ventilation system, polyester resin is quite smelly (even with a mask on). Wear clothing you won’t mind potentially ruining… you’ll likely leave the shop with some resin on you somewhere!